 UDC gym seniors citizens exercise session  Teaching plan and strategies: communication, visual aids, return demonstration  Time: 8:30 to 10:30

 Learner need actual knowledge  Emotional readiness level of motivation  Experiential readiness previous skills and experience  Learning style How to process information

 Calculating BMI BMI = Weight (lb)/height (inch) x703 <18.5 Underweight normal weigh overweight >30 obese  My plate, healthy eating habits

At the end of the health fair/health teaching session, senior citizen will  Adopt effective health maintenance  Cite benefits of healthy nutrition

 Scale  Height measurement  Calculators/computers  Brochures  Pens and papers

 Cooperative learning  Teaching with visualization

 Ask participants to summarize what they learned  Asked participants to define BMI and its goals  Ask participants to list five ways to maintain healthy habits

 University of the District of Columbia. (2012). Instutite of Gerontology. Retrieved October 16 th, 2013 from nd_environmental_studies/institute_gerontology nd_environmental_studies/institute_gerontology  Osborne H. (2005). Health literacy from A to Z: practical ways to communicate your health message. Boston: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

 Rankin SH, Stallings KD, & London F.(2005). Patient Education in Health and Illness. (5th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins